Drugs found under bodies of KwaMakhutha men killed in mass shooting

Drugs found under bodies of KwaMakhutha men killed in mass shooting

The KZN Police commissioner says they've found drugs under the bodies of the seven men who were found shot execution style at a homestead in KwaMakhutha, south of Durban. 

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Nushera Soodyal

25 Ecstacy tablets and  25 whoonga straws were found. 


Commissioner Khombinkosi Jula said this gave the police an indication that the abandoned house was used as a place where they could come and smoke or be involved in criminal activity. 


 "Unfortunately is does create a recipe for disaster, these houses that are abandoned - nobody takes responsibility for them."


  "But, whatever could be the reason why so many lives have been lost, we want to condemn it."


READ: Seven men killed in KwaMakhutha shooting


It’s understood residents heard a number of gunshots coming from the homestead just after 7pm last night.




The went to investigate and found the bodies of the men, aged between 21 and 35.


Detectives are currently combing the scene of the mass killing murder.  


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